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| | N (%) |
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| How did you come to know about your hypertension? |
| In a routine medical clinic | 66 (17.8) |
| Screening programme | 29 (7.8) |
| Emergency service | 70 (19) |
| Others | 192 (52) |
| I do not know | 1 (0.3) |
|
| When were you diagnosed? |
| First time | 4 (1.4) |
| Less than 5 years | 129 (34.8) |
| More than 5 years | 224 (60.4) |
|
| Where were you first diagnosed as having hypertension? |
| Primary health care | 24 (6.5) |
| Physician | 59 (16) |
| Secondary care hospital | 84 (22) |
| Tertiary care hospital | 187 (50) |
| At a pharmacy | |
| Others | |
| I do not know | |
|
| Where do you go for routine follow-up to check blood pressure? |
| Diagnosis on this visit | 13 (3.5) |
| This health care | 216 (58) |
| Nearby primary health care clinic | 32 (8.6) |
| Nearby hospital | 54 (15) |
| Tertiary hospital | 22 (6) |
| I do not do any follow-up | 21 (6) |
|
| When was your blood pressure last measured by a health care professional? |
| Within the past 12 months | 354 (95) |
| 1–5 years ago | 3 (0.8) |
| Not within the past 5 years | |
|
| How often do you see your doctor for blood pressure checkup? |
| Monthly | 154 (40.7) |
| Every 3, 4 months | 186 (50) |
| Every 6 months | 4 (1.1) |
| Once a year | 2 (0.5) |
|
| When was your blood cholesterol last measured? |
| Within the past 12 months | 203 (54) |
| 1–5 years ago | 83 (22) |
| Not within the past 5 years | 65 (12.5) |
|
| Are you taking medications to lower your blood cholesterol level? |
| Yes | 204 (55) |
| No | 50 (16) |
| Uncertain | 92 (26) |
|
| Has a doctor in the past year ordered you to change your way of life to lower blood cholesterol level? |
| Yes | 242 (65) |
| No | 25 (7) |
| Uncertain | 92 (25) |
|
| Are you currently taking aspirin or equivalent to prevent or treat heart disease or stroke? |
| yes | 139 (38) |
| No | 87 (24) |
| Uncertain | 133 (56) |
|
| Are you currently using hormone replacement therapy? |
| Yes | 4 (1.1) |
| No | 101 (27) |
| Uncertain | 254 (67) |
| Do you have blood relatives of hypertension? |
| Yes | 214 (55) |
| No | 33 (9) |
| Uncertain | 92 (24.8) |
|
| Have you had any complication from your hypertension? |
| No | 42 (11.7) |
| Renal disease | 10 (3) |
| Stroke | 19 (5) |
| Retinopathy | 10 (3) |
| Cardiovascular | 131 (35) |
| Others | 1 (0.3) |
| I do not know | 114 (30) |
|
| Has a doctor in the past year ordered you to change your way of life to lower your blood pressure? |
| Yes | 259 (70) |
| No | 18 (5) |
| Uncertain | 83 (22) |
|
| Have you been prescribed any medication to lower your blood pressure? |
| Yes | 348 (94) |
| No | 1 (0.3) |
| I do not know | 10 (3) |
|
| Do you take all your prescribed medications? |
| Yes | 272 (74) |
| No | 1 (0.3) |
|
| If you don’t take medications regularly, why don’t you take them as directed? |
| I cannot afford the cost | 2 (0.5) |
| My medications are not easily available | 3 (0.8) |
| I do not like to take medications | 4 (1.1) |
| I only take them when I feel that I need them | 5 (1.3) |
| I do not like the side effects of the medication | 10 (3) |
| I prefer alternative medicine | 1 (0.3) |
| I forget | 46 (12.4) |
| I do not know | 1 (0.3) |
| Not answered | 293 (79) |
|
| Are you aware of any complication of hypertension? |
| Yes | 286 (77) |
| No | 7 (1.9) |
|
| If you are aware, have you been informed by a health care professional? |
| Yes | 278 (75) |
| No | 7 (2) |
|
| Have you been told that stroke is related to hypertension? |
| Yes | 285 (77) |
| No | 7 (2) |
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